I couldn't care less if he's upset.

I'm concerned about my children, my grandchildren, and the fact that we are stealing from them.

We are stealing from our children and grandchildren.

37 trillion dollars in debt and we're going to add to it as Republicans, that is unacceptable.

And that's why there's no way I'm going to vote for this bill in its current form.

The House bill is going to add about $4 trillion to the debt ceiling.

The Senate bill adds $5 trillion.

There's nothing fiscally conservative about expanding the debt ceiling more than we've ever done it before.

I mean, the Senate's going to want to put its own stamp on this.

We'll write our own version of the bill. I talked to the president about this last night, and his instructions were pretty clear.

Don't cut Medicaid. You're hearing it there. Many Republican senators simply not buying what the

House is selling when it comes to President Trump's massive tax and spending bill. We'll go through

the possible changes that could come from the upper chamber.

Meanwhile, several Democratic lawmakers are calling out President Trump for his private

crypto dinner over its apparent conflicts of interest. We'll bring you more about that controversial

event in just a moment. Plus, a prominent international university is putting

out an open invitation to thousands of Harvard students after the Trump administration banned

them from the Ivy League institution. Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe. It is Friday,

May 23rd. I'm Jonathan Lemire. I'm in for Joe, Mika,

and Willie. We have a busy morning ahead. Thankfully, you've got a great group with us to help us

sort it out. That includes the host of Way Too Early, Allie Vitale, Pulitzer Prize-winning

columnist and MSNBC political analyst Eugene Robinson and Chief White House correspondent for The New York Times,

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